Rock Island

Summary

Rock Island is a city in the United States^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,141 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Rock Island is located in Rock Island County^[3].
• Rock Island is in the country of United States^[4].
• Rock Island is on the body of water Mississippi River^[5].
• Rock Island's instance of is recorded as city in the United States^[6].
• Rock Island's instance of is recorded as county seat^[7].
• Rock Island's postal code is recorded as 61201^[8].
• Rock Island's postal code is recorded as 61204^[9].
• Rock Island's postal code is recorded as 61299^[10].
• Rock Island's Commons category is recorded as Rock Island, Illinois^[11].
• Rock Island's local dialing code is recorded as 309^[12].
• 1841 marks the founding of Rock Island^[13].
• Rock Island's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 41.489166666667, 'longitude': -90.573055555556}^[14].
• Rock Island's official website is recorded as https://rigov.org^[15].
• Rock Island's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Rock Island, Illinois^[16].
• Rock Island has a population of {'amount': '+39018'}^[17].
• Rock Island has a population of {'amount': '+37108'}^[18].
• Rock Island's office held by head of government is recorded as Mayor of Rock Island, Illinois^[19].
• Rock Island's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[20].
• Rock Island's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[21].
• Rock Island's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[22].
• Rock Island's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work^[23].
• Rock Island's described by source is recorded as Meyer’s Universum, Zwanzigster Band^[24].
• Rock Island's capital of is recorded as Rock Island County^[25].
• Rock Island's official name is recorded as Rock Island^[26].
• Rock Island's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Rock Island, Illinois^[27].

Body

Founding

1841 marks the founding of Rock Island^[13].

Identity

Rock Island's official name is recorded as it^[26].

Why It Matters

Rock Island ranks in the top 5% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,141 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]